With all due respect, Baker was a "nobody", before injuries. He is a newcomer indeed. And for me, the best one!

He beat Gaudio at the US Open I wasn't following tennis then (because I was 7 ) but I think he got quite a bit of hype for that. It really was his comeback that made him 'famous'. Newcomers are mostly younger players that are newer to pro tennis, otherwise players like Matosevic would be nominated for that award. If you still don't agree, then blame the ATP for making the choices

Klizan, apparently all the fan he gained were true fans but Goffins fans were bandwagoners

i started supporting goffin 2 years ago,though gotta admit the 2 runs at the slams came as a big shock to me i thought del bonis was gonna be the one stepping it up this year but hes been so disapointing

either way klizan has been great as has goffin so it doesnt bother me which one wins

He beat Gaudio at the US Open I wasn't following tennis then (because I was 7 ) but I think he got quite a bit of hype for that. It really was his comeback that made him 'famous'. Newcomers are mostly younger players that are newer to pro tennis, otherwise players like Matosevic would be nominated for that award. If you still don't agree, then blame the ATP for making the choices

Gaudio was capable of losing to the local baker at the US Open. It was an probably upset, but it was far from a big upset.